Re: [Freevo-users] Recommendation for USB TV tuner for use in USA

[Dan S. <hel...@gm...>]

My two cents would be to definitely look for something well supported. 
Buy something that isn't, and you may find you've wasted your money.  I
bought a used PVR 350 and have been reasonably pleased with it.  (Long
live SD)  Even then, I still had a difficult time getting it working
with my set top box.

On 11/11/2010 07:25 PM, Preston Hagar wrote:
> I've had Freevo running for some time now on an Ubuntu Hardy machine.
> I have been using it mainly for playing ripped videos, with a little
> use for music and photos.  I have, so far, had the TV plugin disabled.
>
> I would like to start using the TV plugin and recording OTA digital TV
> signals here in the US.  I get really good reception with a lot of
> channels, so I know that shouldn't be a problem.
>
> I need a TV tuner.  I would really prefer a USB one, so that if I get
> it and don't have the time or energy to get it or Freevo configured
> correctly, I can just connect it to my Windows 7 laptop and let
> Windows Media Center do the work.  Ideally, I would like it to be as
> inexpensive as possible (single tuner is fine), but I am willing to
> pay a little more for something that just works.
>
> I have tried searching high and low and can't find any clear answers
> as to a TV tuner that will work reliably with Linux.  The Freevo
> hardware page:
>
> http://doc.freevo.org/Hardware
>
> seems to either just list analog cards (which, if I understand things
> correctly, isn't broadcasted anymore in the US) and DVB cards, which I
> think is different than what is broadcast in the US.  I also looked at
> the cards here:
>
> http://freevo.sourceforge.net/hardware/recommended.php
>
> but most are either not digital (or I can't figure out for sure), not
> USB, or not sold/made anymore.
>
> I would be willing to try a PCI based solution, if I could get it
> cheap (even off ebay or something) for around $25 or less.  Otherwise
> I am hoping to stay in the $50-$60 range if at all possible.
>
> I came across the Hauppauge 1200 WinTV HVR-850 HDTV Tuner Stick which
> I saw a few reports that it might work in Linux, but then I saw others
> that seem to say that the newest versions don't.
>
> I would appreciate anyone's pointers or guidance.
>
> Thanks!
>
> Preston
>
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